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| name = Ajit Doval | | name = Ajit Doval | ||
| office = 5th [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor of India]] | | office = 5th [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisor of India]] | ||
| honorific-suffix = [[Kirti Chakra|KC]] | | honorific-suffix = [[Kirti Chakra|KC]], [[President's Police Medal|PPM]] | ||
| image = Ajit Kumar Doval.jpg | | image = Ajit Kumar Doval.jpg | ||
| caption = Doval in 2017 | | caption = Doval in 2017 | ||
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| birth_place = Ghiri Banelsyun, [[Pauri Garhwal district|Pauri Garhwal]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British India]] (now in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]) | | birth_place = Ghiri Banelsyun, [[Pauri Garhwal district|Pauri Garhwal]], [[United Provinces of British India|United Provinces]], [[British India]] (now in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]) | ||
| spouse = {{marriage|Aruni Doval|1972}} | | spouse = {{marriage|Aruni Doval|1972}} | ||
| children = | | children = 2 (including [[Shaurya Doval]]) | ||
| residence = [[New Delhi]], [[India]] | | residence = [[New Delhi]], [[India]] | ||
| alma_mater = [[Agra University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]] ([[MPhil]]) | | alma_mater = [[Agra University]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]] ([[MPhil]]) | ||
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| term_start1 = 31 July 2004 | | term_start1 = 31 July 2004 | ||
| term_end1 = 31 January 2005 | | term_end1 = 31 January 2005 | ||
| profession = [[ | | profession = [[Bureaucrat]]<ref name=IN/> | ||
| image_size = 200px | | image_size = 200px | ||
| nickname = ''[[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]] of India ''<ref>https://www.firstpost.com/india/nsa-ajit-doval-turns-77-today-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-james-bond-of-india-10303881.html/amp&ved=2ahUKEwj26vP3guL8AhUUxzgGHSMzBIUQFnoECF4QAQ&usg=AOvVaw0lPYH9QCCmgQqsr6lE0YGK</ref> | |||
| nationality = {{flag|India}} | |||
| occupation = • National Security Advisors to Prime minister<ref name=IN>https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/list-of-officers-pmo/</ref><br/> | |||
• Retd. [[IPS officer]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Ajit Kumar Doval''' [[Kirti Chakra|KC]] (born 20 January 1945) is | '''Ajit Kumar Doval''' {{post nominals|list= [[Kirti Chakra|KC]], [[President's Police Medal|PPM]]}} (born 20 January 1945) is the [[National Security Advisor (India)|National Security Advisors]] (NSA) of India to the Prime minister [[Narendra Modi]]. <ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2022-01-20 |title=NSA Ajit Doval turns 77 today; all you need to know about the 'James Bond of India' |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/nsa-ajit-doval-turns-77-today-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-james-bond-of-india-10303881.html |access-date=2022-01-31 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref> He was a [[Research and Analysis Wing|RAW]] spy, [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]] (IB) chief and [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=bbchi>{{cite news|title=डोवाल बने राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा सलाहकार|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/india/2014/05/140530_ajit_doval_new_nsa_aa|access-date=4 June 2014|publisher=BBC|date=31 May 2014|language=hi|quote=...अजित कुमार डोवाल को प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी का राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा सलाहकार...|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108114800/http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/india/2014/05/140530_ajit_doval_new_nsa_aa|archive-date=8 January 2015|trans-title=Doval becomes National Security Advisor}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/reportage/ajit-doval-theory-practice|title=Ajit Doval in theory and practice|last=Donthi|first=Praveen|date=September 2017|website=[[The Caravan]]|language=en|access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref> | ||
He previously served as the [[Director of Intelligence Bureau (India)|director]] of the IB in 2004–05, after working for a decade as the head of its operation wing.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-01-21|title=Ajit Doval Biography: Birth, Education, Awards, IPS, Intelligence and NSA Career|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/ajit-doval-biography-1594037328-1|access-date=2022-01-31|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref> He worked as an undercover spy of RAW for one year in Pakistan, where he gathered information of various terrorist organisations and then 6 years as an officer in [[Indian High Commission, Islamabad|Indian high commission]] in Islambad.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |title=WHO IS AJIT DOVAL |work=Business Standard India |url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/who-is-ajit-doval |access-date=2023-01-27}}</ref> | |||
He is popularly called as "[[James Bond (literary character)|James Bond]] of India" due to his astonishing achivements as a RAW spy and service in IB.<ref name=":6" /> He spent most part of his career as a spy of IB.<ref name=":7" /> | |||
His successful operation as a spy and intelligence head includes [[Operation Black Thunder]] 1988, [[Foreign hostages in Iraq|Rescue of 46 Indian national in Iraq]], [[2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar|2015's Operation versus Nagaland militants]] with India army, [[Surgical strike|2016 surgical strike on Pakistan]], Operation to sabotage terror organisation [[Popular Front of India|PFI]] and many more.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> <ref>{{Cite web |title=Not a single bullet fired: How Centre planned mega crackdown on PFI terror links |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/centre-planned-mega-crackdown-popular-front-of-india-terror-links-2003622-2022-09-22 |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> | |||
He was the founder director of right-wing think tank [[Vivekananda International Foundation]] (VIF), before appointment as NSA. It was founded in December 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pubby |first=Manu |title=Pro-BJP think tank Vivekananda International Foundation skewers government on ‘One Rank One Pension’ |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/pro-bjp-think-tank-vivekananda-international-foundation-skewers-government-on-one-rank-one-pension/articleshow/48535125.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-01-28}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |date=2017-09-23 |title=Former deputy NSA Arvind Gupta to head Vivekananda Intl Foundation |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/former-nsa-arvind-gupta-to-head-vivekananda-intl-foundation/story-1DI4dJZc9jzKwt60EKzY1K.html |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Doval was born in 1945 in Ghiri Banelsyun village in [[Pauri Garhwal district|Pauri Garhwal]] in the erstwhile [[United Provinces (1937-1950)|United Provinces]], now in [[Uttarakhand]]. Doval's father, Major G. N. Doval, was an officer in the Indian Army.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Semwal|first=GP|date=23 June 2014|title=Doval laments Uttarakhand's poor pace of development, growth|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/doval-laments-uttarakhands-poor-pace-of-development-growth.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824221539/http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/doval-laments-uttarakhands-poor-pace-of-development-growth.html|archive-date=24 August 2017|access-date=5 September 2021|website=The Pioneer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-12-21|title=Top positions in country's security establishments helmed by men from Uttarakhand|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms?|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221184712/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms|archive-date=21 December 2016|access-date=2018-03-20|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> | Doval was born in 1945 in Ghiri Banelsyun village in [[Pauri Garhwal district|Pauri Garhwal]] in the erstwhile [[United Provinces (1937-1950)|United Provinces]], now in [[Uttarakhand]]. Doval's father, Major G. N. Doval, was an officer in the Indian Army.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Semwal|first=GP|date=23 June 2014|title=Doval laments Uttarakhand's poor pace of development, growth|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/doval-laments-uttarakhands-poor-pace-of-development-growth.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824221539/http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/doval-laments-uttarakhands-poor-pace-of-development-growth.html|archive-date=24 August 2017|access-date=5 September 2021|website=The Pioneer}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2016-12-21|title=Top positions in country's security establishments helmed by men from Uttarakhand|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms?|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221184712/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//city/dehradun/top-positions-in-countrys-security-establishments-helmed-by-men-from-ukhand/articleshow/56056880.cms|archive-date=21 December 2016|access-date=2018-03-20|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> | ||
He received his early education at the [[Ajmer Military School]] in [[Ajmer]], Rajasthan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rashtriya Military School Ajmer.|url=https://www.rashtriyamilitaryschoolajmer.in/sctb.html|access-date=2022-01-31|website=www.rashtriyamilitaryschoolajmer.in}}</ref> He graduated with a master's degree in [[economics]] from the [[Agra University]] in 1967.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=30 August 2017|title=Ajit Doval: The most powerful person in India after PM Modi|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/people/ajit-doval-the-most-powerful-person-in-india-after-pm-modi/dobal-magic/slideshow/54405118.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827020355/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/people/ajit-doval-the-most-powerful-person-in-india-after-pm-modi/dobal-magic/slideshow/54405118.cms|archive-date=27 August 2017|access-date=2017-08-24|website=The Economic Times}}</ref> He has been awarded an honorary doctorate from [[Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University]] (formerly Agra University) in December 2017; [[Kumaun University]] in May 2018;<ref>{{cite web|author=Siraj Qureshi|date=6 December 2017|title=Colleges, universities have responsibilities to impart skills to students: Ajit Doval|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ajit-doval-colleges-universities-students-skills-global-competition-1101785-2017-12-06 | He received his early education at the [[Ajmer Military School]] in [[Ajmer]], Rajasthan.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Rashtriya Military School Ajmer.|url=https://www.rashtriyamilitaryschoolajmer.in/sctb.html|access-date=2022-01-31|website=www.rashtriyamilitaryschoolajmer.in}}</ref> He graduated with a master's degree in [[economics]] from the [[Agra University]] in 1967.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=30 August 2017|title=Ajit Doval: The most powerful person in India after PM Modi|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/people/ajit-doval-the-most-powerful-person-in-india-after-pm-modi/dobal-magic/slideshow/54405118.cms|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827020355/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/slideshows/people/ajit-doval-the-most-powerful-person-in-india-after-pm-modi/dobal-magic/slideshow/54405118.cms|archive-date=27 August 2017|access-date=2017-08-24|website=The Economic Times}}</ref> He has been awarded an honorary doctorate from [[Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University]] (formerly Agra University) in December 2017; [[Kumaun University]] in May 2018;<ref>{{cite web|author=Siraj Qureshi|date=6 December 2017|title=Colleges, universities have responsibilities to impart skills to students: Ajit Doval|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ajit-doval-colleges-universities-students-skills-global-competition-1101785-2017-12-06|access-date=5 September 2021|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Santoshi|first=Neeraj|date=2018-05-18|title=NSA Ajit Doval has a four-point mantra for success|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/dehradun/nsa-ajit-doval-has-a-four-point-mantra-for-success/story-AhRiJl3uJtSNj2dgfvNX5L.html|access-date=2021-09-05|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> and [[Amity University, Noida|Amity University]], in November 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|authors=PTI|date=3 November 2018|title=India's 'human capital' can counter China's 'rare mineral wealth': NSA Ajit Doval|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/nov/03/indias-human-capital-can-counter-chinas-rare-mineral-wealth-nsa-ajit-doval-1893875.html|access-date=2021-09-05|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=3 November 2018|title=Amity awards more than more than 7700 degrees and diplomas upon qualified graduands during the third day of Convocation 2018|url=http://alumni.amity.edu/AmityNews.aspx?EventId=4721|access-date=5 September 2021|website=alumni.amity.edu (Amity Alumni Association)}}</ref> | ||
== Police and intelligence career == | == Police and intelligence career == | ||
Doval joined the [[Indian Police Service]] in 1968 in the [[Kerala]] cadre as the ASP of [[Kottayam]] district.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Paul|first=Cithara|date=27 February 2020|title=How Ajit Doval, the Centre's man Friday, suppressed a riot in Kerala in 1972|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/02/27/how-ajit-doval-the-centres-man-friday-suppressed-a-riot-in-kerala-in-1972.html | Doval joined the [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) in 1968 in the [[Kerala]] cadre as the ASP of [[Kottayam]] district.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Paul|first=Cithara|date=27 February 2020|title=How Ajit Doval, the Centre's man Friday, suppressed a riot in Kerala in 1972|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/02/27/how-ajit-doval-the-centres-man-friday-suppressed-a-riot-in-kerala-in-1972.html|access-date=5 September 2021|website=The Week}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WR1eDwAAQBAJ&q=AJITH+DOVAL+KOTTAYAM+ASP&pg=PT137|title = Kannur: Inside India's Bloodiest Revenge Politics|isbn = 9789353051051|last1 = Ullekh|first1 = N. P.|date = 19 June 2018}}</ref> He was posted in north-east India.{{When|date=January 2023}} He was a spy of [[Research and Analysis Wing]] (RAW), lived in Pakistan for seven years and did espionage.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-20 |title=Ajit Doval Birthday: The Brain Behind Surgical Strikes And Man of Many Firsts |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/nsa-ajit-doval-birthday-know-all-about-the-surgical-strike-mastermind-who-spent-7-years-in-pak-as-indian-spy-james-bond-of-india-5194981/ |access-date=2023-01-24 |website=India.com |language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|last=Rao|first=Srinath|date=5 August 2015|title=NSA Ajit Doval underlines use of power: India should stop punching below its weight|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/ajit-doval-underlines-use-of-power-india-should-stop-punching-below-its-weight/|access-date=5 September 2021|website=The Indian Express}}</ref> | ||
He was actively involved in anti-insurgency operations in [[Punjab insurgency|Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Donthi|first=Praveen|title=What Ajit Doval did during Operation Black Thunder II|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/government/ajit-doval-operation-black-thunder-excerpt|access-date=2022-01-31|website=The Caravan|language=en}}</ref>{{When|date=January 2023}} | |||
Doval worked in [[Thalassery]], Kerala, for a few months in 1972, before joining the central service.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sudhakaran|first=P|date=1 October 2016|title=James Bond: How 'Indian James Bond' Ajit Doval had managed riot-hit Thalassery|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/How-Indian-James-Bond-Ajit-Doval-had-managed-riot-hit-Thalassery/articleshow/54624704.cms|access-date=5 September 2021|website=The Times of India}}</ref> He has the experience of being involved in the termination of all 15 hijackings of [[Indian Airlines]] aircraft from 1971 to 1999.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sharma|first=Anil|title=IA's Terror Trail|publisher=Shehna Books|others=Ajit K Doval (Foreword)|year=2014|isbn=9789351561811}}</ref> In the headquarters, he headed IB's operations wing for over a decade and was founder Chairman of the [[Multi-Agency Centre|Multi Agency Centre]] (MAC), as well as of the Joint Task Force on Intelligence (JTFI).<ref name="giant">{{cite web|last=Datta|first=Saikat|date=28 May 2014|title=Ajit Doval, giant among spies, is the new National Security Advisor|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ajit-doval-giant-among-spies-reports-back-for-duty-soon/article1-1223709.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531033653/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ajit-doval-giant-among-spies-reports-back-for-duty-soon/article1-1223709.aspx|archive-date=31 May 2014|access-date=5 September 2021|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> | |||
In 1988 during [[Operation Black Thunder]], he infiltrated in [[Golden Temple|Golden temple]] posing as an [[Inter-Services Intelligence|ISI]] agent, did espionage on [[Khalistani terrorism|Khalistani terrorists]], Doval gathered information about their weapons and made maps of their positions, he became an important member in their group gave wrong advices to them to sabotaged, it helped [[National Security Guard]]s (NSG) to win [[Golden Temple]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-21 |title=पाकिस्तानमध्ये गुप्तहेर म्हणून काम करत असताना पकडले गेले होते अजित डोभाल |url=https://lokmat.news18.com/photogallery/news/birthday-of-national-security-advisor-ajit-doval-and-interesting-facts-as-a-spy-in-pakistan-gh-515139.html |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=News18 Lokmat |language=mr}}</ref><ref name=":5" /> | |||
He played a role in intelligence for Sikkim's merger with India.<ref name="tel">{{cite news|date=7 July 2004|title=Kandahar negotiator gets IB top post|work=The Telegraph|location=Calcutta, India|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040708/asp/nation/story_3469111.asp|url-status=dead|access-date=27 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007010606/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040708/asp/nation/story_3469111.asp|archive-date=7 October 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Sharma|first=Sudeept|date=26 May 2016|title=Sikkim Day: How Sikkim Became a Part of India|language=en|work=The Quint|url=https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/india/2016/05/16/sikkim-day-how-sikkim-became-a-part-of-india|access-date=2017-08-31}}</ref> He was trained under [[M. K. Narayanan]], the third National Security Advisor of India for a brief period in counterterrorism operations.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-10|title=Checking out the Doval detail: Some myth, some reality, and much folklore|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/checking-out-the-doval-detail-some-myth-some-reality-and-much-folklore/132198/|access-date=2022-01-31|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> He was part of the team which sent to [[Kandahar Province|Kandahar]], Afganistan for negotiations to release passengers of [[Indian Airlines Flight 814|hijacked aeroplane IC-814.]]<ref name="tel" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Raman|first=B.|author-link=B. Raman|date=2010-04-23|title=M.K.Narayanan|url=http://southasiaanalysis.org/papers37/paper3619.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623174351/http://southasiaanalysis.org/papers37/paper3619.html|archive-date=23 June 2012|access-date=2017-09-03|website=South Asia Analysis Group}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web|last=Yadav|first=Yatish|date=17 August 2016|title=Return of the Superspy|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/Return-of-the-Superspy/2014/06/08/article2265019.ece|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817150726/http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/Return-of-the-Superspy/2014/06/08/article2265019.ece|archive-date=17 August 2016|access-date=3 August 2016|work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> | |||
He was later appointed on the post of, [[Director of Intelligence Bureau (India)|director]] of the [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]].<ref name=":2" /> | |||
[[Surgical Strike India 2016|2016 Surgical strike on Pakistan]] was part of Ajit Doval's 'offensive defence stretegy'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Who strategised the Indian Army's surgical strikes across the LoC? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/surgical-strike-pakistan-uri-attack-army-loc-344030-2016-09-29 |access-date=2023-01-27 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> | |||
Doval was one of the seven person who knew about India's highly classified 2019 [[Balakot airstrike]], including Indian Navy, army, airforce chiefs and prime minister Narendra Modi. After Pakistan based terrorist [[Pulwama attack|attacked convoy of CRPF by car bomb]] in [[Pulwama]] and martyred 40, [[Indian Air Force|India airforce]] did unprecedented airstrike on terrorist bases in Pakistan. Doval was awake that whole night with dignitaries in the war room.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Only seven people knew about airstrike on Balakot. |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/only-seven-people-knew-of-the-timing-of-air-strike-on-balakot/story-EjRsyhfQZg8VMgreUVvOxL_amp.html&ved=2ahUKEwiXgMLWluf8AhWo6jgGHciOBlYQFnoECCQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1Tyb5Iy4VGfSn0GH6DcUI- |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> | |||
==Post-retirement (2005–2014)== | ==Post-retirement (2005–2014)== | ||
Doval retired in January 2005 as Director, [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]].<ref name=":0" /> In December 2009, he became the founding Director of the [[Vivekananda International Foundation]], a public policy think tank set up by the [[Vivekananda Kendra]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Shaikh|first=Zeeshan|date=30 September 2016|title=The Brains Behind Modi Sarkar|url=http://www.tehelka.com/vivekananda-international-foundation-the-brains-behind-modi-sarkar/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322203809/http://www.india.com/news/india/meet-ajit-doval-the-man-behind-surgical-strikes-across-loc-1524025/|archive-date=22 March 2017|access-date=8 October 2014|work=Tehelka.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vifindia.org/AboutUs1|title=About Us|date=2017-01-17|website=www.vifindia.org|language=en|access-date=2017-08-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901105629/http://www.vifindia.org/AboutUs1|archive-date=1 September 2017}}</ref> Doval has remained actively involved in the discourse on national security in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Naxalism: Need to Revisit Basics|url=https://www.vifindia.org/article/2010/april/10/Naxalism-Need-to-Revisit-Basics|access-date=2022-01-31|website=www.vifindia.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Patna Blasts – Implications Under Assessed|url=https://www.vifindia.org/article/2013/november/21/patna-blasts-implications-under-assessed|access-date=2022-01-31|website=www.vifindia.org|language=en}}</ref> Besides writing editorial pieces for several leading newspapers and journals, he has delivered lectures on India's security challenges and foreign policy objectives at several renowned government and non-governmental institutions, security think-tanks in India and abroad.<ref>{{Cite web|last=USINPAC|title=Moderate and Balanced Afghanistan- Imperative for Regional Security|url=http://www.usinpac.com/defence-and-strategic-affairs-blog/afghanistan-its-security-stability-and-prosperity/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Watch Ajit Doval say if Pakistan does 'one Mumbai' it may lose Balochistan|url=https://scroll.in/video/801447/watch-ajit-doval-say-if-pakistan-does-one-mumbai-it-may-lose-balochistan|access-date=2022-01-31|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> | Doval retired in January 2005 as Director, [[Intelligence Bureau (India)|Intelligence Bureau]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Bhatt |first=Sheela |date=26 April 2006 |title='Bangladeshi infiltration is the biggest threat' |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2006/apr/21inter.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109095702/http://in.rediff.com/news/2006/apr/21inter.htm |archive-date=9 November 2006 |access-date=2021-09-05 |website=Rediff}}</ref> In December 2009, he became the founding Director of the [[Vivekananda International Foundation]] (VIF), a public policy think tank set up by the [[Vivekananda Kendra]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Shaikh|first=Zeeshan|date=30 September 2016|title=The Brains Behind Modi Sarkar|url=http://www.tehelka.com/vivekananda-international-foundation-the-brains-behind-modi-sarkar/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322203809/http://www.india.com/news/india/meet-ajit-doval-the-man-behind-surgical-strikes-across-loc-1524025/|archive-date=22 March 2017|access-date=8 October 2014|work=Tehelka.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vifindia.org/AboutUs1|title=About Us|date=2017-01-17|website=www.vifindia.org|language=en|access-date=2017-08-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901105629/http://www.vifindia.org/AboutUs1|archive-date=1 September 2017}}</ref> Doval has remained actively involved in the discourse on national security in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Naxalism: Need to Revisit Basics|url=https://www.vifindia.org/article/2010/april/10/Naxalism-Need-to-Revisit-Basics|access-date=2022-01-31|website=www.vifindia.org|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Patna Blasts – Implications Under Assessed|url=https://www.vifindia.org/article/2013/november/21/patna-blasts-implications-under-assessed|access-date=2022-01-31|website=www.vifindia.org|language=en}}</ref> Besides writing editorial pieces for several leading newspapers and journals, he has delivered lectures on India's security challenges and foreign policy objectives at several renowned government and non-governmental institutions, security think-tanks in India and abroad.<ref>{{Cite web|last=USINPAC|title=Moderate and Balanced Afghanistan- Imperative for Regional Security|url=http://www.usinpac.com/defence-and-strategic-affairs-blog/afghanistan-its-security-stability-and-prosperity/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Scroll Staff|title=Watch Ajit Doval say if Pakistan does 'one Mumbai' it may lose Balochistan|url=https://scroll.in/video/801447/watch-ajit-doval-say-if-pakistan-does-one-mumbai-it-may-lose-balochistan|access-date=2022-01-31|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
In 2009 and 2011 he co-wrote two reports on "Indian Black Money Abroad in Secret Banks and Tax Havens",<ref>{{Cite web|authors=S. Gurumurthy, Ajit Doval, R.Vaidyanathan, Mahesh Jethmalani|date=31 January 2011|title=Indian Black Money Abroad in Secret Banks and Tax Havens (Second Report)|url=http://www.bjp.org/images/pdf/feb_08_bjp_task_force_report_ii.pdf|access-date=5 September 2021|website=BJP}}</ref> with others, leading in the field as a part of the task force constituted by [[Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Part]] (BJP).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Executive Summary Of Indian Black Money Abroad In Secret Banks and Tax Havens (Second Report)|url=http://www.bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6567:executive-summary-of-indian-black-money-abroad-in-secret-banks-and-tax-havens&catid=68:press-releases&Itemid=494|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901110141/http://www.bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6567%3Aexecutive-summary-of-indian-black-money-abroad-in-secret-banks-and-tax-havens&catid=68%3Apress-releases&Itemid=494|archive-date=1 September 2017|access-date=2017-09-01|website=www.bjp.org}}</ref> | |||
In | In 2012, IB eyed on him due to then ruling party Congress's suspicions on Doval and his think tank VIF with the doubts that he and VIF were the brains behind [[Ramdev]] and [[Anna Hazare]] led anti-corruption movement, which generated anger against government.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Intelligence Bureau to keep eye on former director Ajit Doval |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/glass-house/story/20120903-upa-ajit-doval-vivekananda-international-foundation-behind-the-anti-corruption-movement-in-the-country-759574-2012-08-24 |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> Many members of VIF got appointed to top government positions after BJP came into power.<ref name=":8" /> | ||
In recent years, he has delivered guest lectures on strategic issues at [[IISS]], London, [[Capitol Hill]], Washington DC, Australia-India Institute, [[University of Melbourne]], [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]], New Delhi and the [[Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration]], [[Mussoorie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vifindia.org/aboutus/annual-report|title=Vivekananda International Foundation - Seeking Harmony in Diversity|work=vifindia.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525225923/http://www.vifindia.org/aboutus/annual-report|archive-date=25 May 2014}}</ref> Doval has also spoken internationally at global events, citing the ever-increasing need of co-operation between the major established and emerging powers of the world.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 June 2011|others=Chair Andreas Wenger... Speaker Celso Amorim... Ajit Doval|title=Power Shifts and International Order|url=http://www.isf.ethz.ch/isf/Program/Program-Guide/Plenary-Session/Power-Shifts-and-International-Order|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830033455/http://www.isf.ethz.ch/isf/Program/Program-Guide/Plenary-Session/Power-Shifts-and-International-Order|archive-date=30 August 2011|access-date=16 March 2013|publisher=ISF (International Security Forum)}}</ref> | In recent years, he has delivered guest lectures on strategic issues at [[IISS]], London, [[Capitol Hill]], Washington DC, Australia-India Institute, [[University of Melbourne]], [[National Defence College, India|National Defence College]], New Delhi and the [[Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration]], [[Mussoorie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vifindia.org/aboutus/annual-report|title=Vivekananda International Foundation - Seeking Harmony in Diversity|work=vifindia.org|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525225923/http://www.vifindia.org/aboutus/annual-report|archive-date=25 May 2014}}</ref> Doval has also spoken internationally at global events, citing the ever-increasing need of co-operation between the major established and emerging powers of the world.<ref>{{cite web|date=1 June 2011|others=Chair Andreas Wenger... Speaker Celso Amorim... Ajit Doval|title=Power Shifts and International Order|url=http://www.isf.ethz.ch/isf/Program/Program-Guide/Plenary-Session/Power-Shifts-and-International-Order|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830033455/http://www.isf.ethz.ch/isf/Program/Program-Guide/Plenary-Session/Power-Shifts-and-International-Order|archive-date=30 August 2011|access-date=16 March 2013|publisher=ISF (International Security Forum)}}</ref> | ||
==National Security Advisor (2014–present)== | ==National Security Advisor (2014–present)== | ||
[[File:Secretary Kerry Meets With Indian National Security Advisor Doval in Washington (31398436340).jpg|thumb|250px| NSA Doval | [[File:Secretary Kerry Meets With Indian National Security Advisor Doval in Washington (31398436340).jpg|thumb|250px| NSA Doval meets with [[United States Secretary of State|United States Secretary of state]] [[John Kerry]] in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington DC]].]] | ||
On 30 May 2014, Doval was appointed as India's fifth National Security Advisor. In June 2014, Doval facilitated the return of 46 Indian nurses who were trapped in a hospital in [[Tikrit]], Iraq, following the [[Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014)|capture of Mosul]] by [[ISIL]]. Doval, flew to Iraq on 25 June 2014 to understand the position on the ground and make high-level contacts in the [[Federal government of Iraq|Iraqi government]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Haidar|first=Suhasini|date=1 July 2014|title=NSA Doval went on secret mission to Iraq|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nsa-doval-went-on-secret-mission-to-iraq/article6187353.ece|url-status=live|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301134039/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nsa-doval-went-on-secret-mission-to-iraq/article6187353.ece|archive-date=1 March 2015}}</ref> Although the exact circumstances of their release are unclear, on 5 July 2014, ISIL militants handed the nurses to [[Kurdistan Regional Government|Kurdish]] authorities at [[Erbil]] city and an [[Air India]] plane specially-arranged by the Indian government brought them back home to [[Kochi]].<ref>{{cite news|date=5 July 2014|title=Indian nurses freed in Iraq given rapturous home welcome|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-28173993|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131071959/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-28173993|archive-date=31 January 2016|via=}}</ref> | On 30 May 2014, Doval was appointed as India's fifth National Security Advisor. In June 2014, Doval facilitated the return of 46 Indian nurses who were trapped in a hospital in [[Tikrit]], Iraq, following the [[Northern Iraq offensive (June 2014)|capture of Mosul]] by [[ISIL]]. Doval, flew to Iraq on 25 June 2014 to understand the position on the ground and make high-level contacts in the [[Federal government of Iraq|Iraqi government]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Haidar|first=Suhasini|date=1 July 2014|title=NSA Doval went on secret mission to Iraq|work=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nsa-doval-went-on-secret-mission-to-iraq/article6187353.ece|url-status=live|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301134039/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nsa-doval-went-on-secret-mission-to-iraq/article6187353.ece|archive-date=1 March 2015}}</ref> Although the exact circumstances of their release are unclear, on 5 July 2014, ISIL militants handed the nurses to [[Kurdistan Regional Government|Kurdish]] authorities at [[Erbil]] city and an [[Air India]] plane specially-arranged by the Indian government brought them back home to [[Kochi]].<ref>{{cite news|date=5 July 2014|title=Indian nurses freed in Iraq given rapturous home welcome|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-28173993|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131071959/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-28173993|archive-date=31 January 2016|via=}}</ref> | ||
Along with [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Army Chief]] General [[Dalbir Singh Suhag]], Doval planned | Along with [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Army Chief]] General [[Dalbir Singh Suhag]], Doval planned a [[2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar|cross-border military operation]] against [[National Socialist Council of Nagaland]] (NSCN-K) separatists operating out of [[Myanmar]]. Indian officials claimed that the mission was a success and 20-38 separatist belonging to [[Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland]] (NSCN-K) were killed in the operation.<ref>{{cite news|date=14 July 2018|title=Myanmar operation: 70 commandos finish task in 40 minutes|work=The Economic Times|agency=PTI|url=https://m.economictimes.com/news/defence/myanmar-operation-70-commandos-finish-task-in-40-minutes/articleshow/47617871.cms|access-date=5 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Aman|date=13 July 2018|title=NSA Ajit Doval, General Dalbir Singh planned retaliatory strike against militants|work=The Times of India|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ajit-doval-general-dalbir-singh-planned-retaliatory-strike-against-militants/articleshow/47622543.cms|url-status=live|access-date=5 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617000842/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/ajit-doval-general-dalbir-singh-planned-retaliatory-strike-against-militants/articleshow/47622543.cms|archive-date=17 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=10 June 2015|title=Ajit Doval skipped Dhaka trip for Myanmar operations-IndiaTV News|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/nsa-ajit-doval-skipped-modi-dhaka-trip-for-myanmar-operations-51467.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611135359/http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/nsa-ajit-doval-skipped-modi-dhaka-trip-for-myanmar-operations-51467.html|archive-date=11 June 2015|access-date=5 September 2021|work=India TV}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Aman|date=11 July 2018|title=Blow-by-blow account: How PM Modi, Ajit Doval & Army chief planned covert strike against militants|newspaper=The Economic Times|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/blow-by-blow-account-how-pm-modi-ajit-doval-army-chief-planned-covert-strike-against-militants/articleshow/47615318.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2015-06-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614044806/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/blow-by-blow-account-how-pm-modi-ajit-doval-army-chief-planned-covert-strike-against-militants/articleshow/47615318.cms|archive-date=14 June 2015}}</ref> However, the Myanmar government denied the strikes. According to Myanmar officials, the Indian operation against NSCN-K took place entirely on the Indian side of the border.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Long|first1=Layleigh|last2=Lone|first2=Wa|date=11 June 2015|title=Government denies India operation took place inside Myanmar|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/national-news/14978-government-denies-india-operation-took-place-inside-myanmar.html|access-date=5 September 2021|work=Myanmar Times}}</ref><ref name="DC">{{cite web|authors=AFP|date=11 June 2015|title=Myanmar denies Indian Army raid inside its territory|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150611/nation-current-affairs/article/myanmar-denies-indian-army-raid|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614021044/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150611/nation-current-affairs/article/myanmar-denies-indian-army-raid|archive-date=14 June 2015|access-date=5 September 2021|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> | ||
[[File:Narendra Modi being given a presentation on counter-terrorist and combing operation by the Defence Forces, at Pathankot Airbase. The National Security Adviser, Shri Ajit Doval, the Chief of Army Staff.jpg|alt=|thumb|235x235px|Indian PM Modi with the NSA Doval, the Army Chief [[Dalbir Singh Suhag]] and the Air Force Chief [[Arup Raha]] at [[Pathankot]] Airbase.]] | [[File:Narendra Modi being given a presentation on counter-terrorist and combing operation by the Defence Forces, at Pathankot Airbase. The National Security Adviser, Shri Ajit Doval, the Chief of Army Staff.jpg|alt=|thumb|235x235px|Indian PM Modi with the NSA Doval, the Army Chief [[Dalbir Singh Suhag]] and the Air Force Chief [[Arup Raha]] at [[Pathankot]] Airbase.]] | ||
He is widely credited for the doctrinal shift in Indian national security policy in relation to Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 September 2017|title=NSA Doval's 'double squeeze' strategy will never succeed: Pak|work=The Times of India|agency=PTI|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/world/pakistan/nsa-dovals-double-squeeze-strategy-will-never-succeed-pak/amp_articleshow/60791398.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923022645/http://m.timesofindia.com/world/pakistan/nsa-dovals-double-squeeze-strategy-will-never-succeed-pak/amp_articleshow/60791398.cms|archive-date=23 September 2017}}</ref> It was speculated that the September 2016 [[2016 Indian Line of Control strike|Indian strikes in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir]] were his brainchild.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shaikh|first=Zeeshan|date=30 September 2016|title=Meet Ajit Doval, the man behind surgical strikes across LoC|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/meet-ajit-doval-the-man-behind-surgical-strikes-across-loc-1524025/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322203809/http://www.india.com/news/india/meet-ajit-doval-the-man-behind-surgical-strikes-across-loc-1524025/|archive-date=22 March 2017|access-date=2017-03-22|website=India.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/ajit-doval-likely-to-visit-china-decoding-the-nsas-famed-doval-doctrine-for-indias-stand-on-beijing-3811603.html|title=Ajit Doval likely to visit China: NSA's famed 'Doval doctrine' and deconstructing India's stand on Beijing|date=2017-07-14|work=Firstpost|access-date=2017-08-31|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901030234/http://www.firstpost.com/india/ajit-doval-likely-to-visit-china-decoding-the-nsas-famed-doval-doctrine-for-indias-stand-on-beijing-3811603.html|archive-date=1 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indias-aggressive-approach-at-border-is-the-brainchild-of-nsa-ajit-doval/articleshow/54599228.cms?from=mdr|title=India's aggressive approach at border is the brainchild of NSA Ajit Doval|last=George|first=Glenn|date=2016-09-30|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-08-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906135135/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indias-aggressive-approach-at-border-is-the-brainchild-of-nsa-ajit-doval/articleshow/54599228.cms?from=mdr|archive-date=6 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Jagannathan|first=R|date=2015-08-05|title=Power doctrine of Ajit Doval: Why it is much better than empty Gandhi-giri|language=en-US|work=Firstpost|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/ajit-doval-power-doctrine-much-better-empty-gandhi-giri-2379720.html|url-status=live|access-date=2017-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901031741/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/ajit-doval-power-doctrine-much-better-empty-gandhi-giri-2379720.html|archive-date=1 September 2017}}</ref> Doval is widely credited along with then [[Foreign Secretary of India|Foreign Secretary]] [[S. Jaishankar]] and Indian Ambassador to China [[Vijay Keshav Gokhale]], for resolving [[2017 China–India border standoff|Doklam Standoff]] through diplomatic channels and negotiations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Negi|first=Manjeet|date=28 August 2017|title=Inside story of how India achieved breakthrough in Doklam border standoff with China|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/doklam-standoff-china-pm-modi-nsa-ajit-doval/1/1035694.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901114609/http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/doklam-standoff-china-pm-modi-nsa-ajit-doval/1/1035694.html|archive-date=1 September 2017|access-date=2017-09-01|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mukharji|first=Shantanu|date=31 August 2017|title=Doka La standoff: Ajit Doval proves it doesn't take a diplomat to resolve an international crisis|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/doka-la-standoff-ajit-doval-proves-it-doesnt-take-a-diplomat-to-resolve-an-international-crisis-3992365.html/amp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901114535/http://www.firstpost.com/india/doka-la-standoff-ajit-doval-proves-it-doesnt-take-a-diplomat-to-resolve-an-international-crisis-3992365.html/amp|archive-date=1 September 2017|access-date=2017-09-01|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dubey|first=Ajit Kumar|date=30 August 2017|title=Meet Prime Minister Modi's key men who cracked Doklam for him|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/doklam-narendra-modi-china-ajit-doval-pla-beijing-bhutan/1/1036814.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901085638/http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/doklam-narendra-modi-china-ajit-doval-pla-beijing-bhutan/1/1036814.html|archive-date=1 September 2017|access-date=2017-09-01|website=India Today}}</ref> | He is widely credited for the doctrinal shift in Indian national security policy in relation to Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news|date=22 September 2017|title=NSA Doval's 'double squeeze' strategy will never succeed: Pak|work=The Times of India|agency=PTI|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/world/pakistan/nsa-dovals-double-squeeze-strategy-will-never-succeed-pak/amp_articleshow/60791398.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923022645/http://m.timesofindia.com/world/pakistan/nsa-dovals-double-squeeze-strategy-will-never-succeed-pak/amp_articleshow/60791398.cms|archive-date=23 September 2017}}</ref> It was speculated that the September 2016 [[2016 Indian Line of Control strike|Indian strikes in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir]] were his brainchild.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shaikh|first=Zeeshan|date=30 September 2016|title=Meet Ajit Doval, the man behind surgical strikes across LoC|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/meet-ajit-doval-the-man-behind-surgical-strikes-across-loc-1524025/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322203809/http://www.india.com/news/india/meet-ajit-doval-the-man-behind-surgical-strikes-across-loc-1524025/|archive-date=22 March 2017|access-date=2017-03-22|website=India.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/ajit-doval-likely-to-visit-china-decoding-the-nsas-famed-doval-doctrine-for-indias-stand-on-beijing-3811603.html|title=Ajit Doval likely to visit China: NSA's famed 'Doval doctrine' and deconstructing India's stand on Beijing|date=2017-07-14|work=Firstpost|access-date=2017-08-31|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901030234/http://www.firstpost.com/india/ajit-doval-likely-to-visit-china-decoding-the-nsas-famed-doval-doctrine-for-indias-stand-on-beijing-3811603.html|archive-date=1 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indias-aggressive-approach-at-border-is-the-brainchild-of-nsa-ajit-doval/articleshow/54599228.cms?from=mdr|title=India's aggressive approach at border is the brainchild of NSA Ajit Doval|last=George|first=Glenn|date=2016-09-30|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-08-31|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906135135/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/indias-aggressive-approach-at-border-is-the-brainchild-of-nsa-ajit-doval/articleshow/54599228.cms?from=mdr|archive-date=6 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Jagannathan|first=R|date=2015-08-05|title=Power doctrine of Ajit Doval: Why it is much better than empty Gandhi-giri|language=en-US|work=Firstpost|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/ajit-doval-power-doctrine-much-better-empty-gandhi-giri-2379720.html|url-status=live|access-date=2017-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901031741/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/ajit-doval-power-doctrine-much-better-empty-gandhi-giri-2379720.html|archive-date=1 September 2017}}</ref> Doval is widely credited along with then [[Foreign Secretary of India|Foreign Secretary]] [[S. Jaishankar]] and Indian Ambassador to China [[Vijay Keshav Gokhale]], for resolving [[2017 China–India border standoff|Doklam Standoff]] through diplomatic channels and negotiations.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Negi|first=Manjeet|date=28 August 2017|title=Inside story of how India achieved breakthrough in Doklam border standoff with China|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/doklam-standoff-china-pm-modi-nsa-ajit-doval/1/1035694.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901114609/http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/doklam-standoff-china-pm-modi-nsa-ajit-doval/1/1035694.html|archive-date=1 September 2017|access-date=2017-09-01|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Mukharji|first=Shantanu|date=31 August 2017|title=Doka La standoff: Ajit Doval proves it doesn't take a diplomat to resolve an international crisis|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/doka-la-standoff-ajit-doval-proves-it-doesnt-take-a-diplomat-to-resolve-an-international-crisis-3992365.html/amp|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901114535/http://www.firstpost.com/india/doka-la-standoff-ajit-doval-proves-it-doesnt-take-a-diplomat-to-resolve-an-international-crisis-3992365.html/amp|archive-date=1 September 2017|access-date=2017-09-01|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dubey|first=Ajit Kumar|date=30 August 2017|title=Meet Prime Minister Modi's key men who cracked Doklam for him|url=http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/doklam-narendra-modi-china-ajit-doval-pla-beijing-bhutan/1/1036814.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901085638/http://m.indiatoday.in/lite/story/doklam-narendra-modi-china-ajit-doval-pla-beijing-bhutan/1/1036814.html|archive-date=1 September 2017|access-date=2017-09-01|website=India Today}}</ref> | ||
In October 2018, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Strategic Policy Group (SPG), which is the first tier of a three tier structure at the [[National Security Council (India)|National Security Council]] and forms the nucleus of its decision-making apparatus.<ref>{{cite web|date=9 October 2018|title=NSA Ajit Doval to head new Strategic Policy Group established to assist National Security Council|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-nsa-ajit-doval-to-head-new-strategic-policy-group-established-to-assist-national-security-council-470123|url- | In October 2018, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Strategic Policy Group (SPG), which is the first tier of a three tier structure at the [[National Security Council (India)|National Security Council]] and forms the nucleus of its decision-making apparatus.<ref>{{cite web|date=9 October 2018|title=NSA Ajit Doval to head new Strategic Policy Group established to assist National Security Council|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-nsa-ajit-doval-to-head-new-strategic-policy-group-established-to-assist-national-security-council-470123|access-date=5 September 2021|website=India TV}}</ref> | ||
Following the [[2019 Balakot airstrike]] and retaliatory [[2019 Jammu and Kashmir airstrikes]] and subsequent capture of Indian pilot [[Abhinandan Varthaman]] by Pakistani military, Ajit Doval had held talks with US Secretary of State and National Security Advisor to secure the release of the Indian pilot.<ref>{{cite web|date=28 February 2019|title=Govt hails IAF pilot Abhinandan's release announcement as major victory for India|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/abhinandan-varthaman-release-india-government-reaction-1467305-2019-02-28|access-date=5 September 2021|work=India Today}}</ref> | |||
On 3 June 2019, he was reappointed as NSA for 5 years and granted the personal rank of a [[Cabinet Minister (India)|Cabinet Minister]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=|first1=|date=3 June 2019|title=Ajit Doval reappointed National Security Adviser, gets Cabinet rank in new Modi regime|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ajit-doval-reappointed-national-security-advisor-gets-cabinet-rank-1541392-2019-06-03|access-date=5 September 2021|website=India Today}}</ref> Doval is the first NSA to hold such a rank. He is widely considered to be one of Modi’s most powerful and trusted advisors, with major influence over India’s national security and foreign affairs. | |||
He was also an instrumental figure in [[revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/how-amit-shah-ajit-doval-managed-to-stun-everyone-on-article-370-despite-telltale-signs/281647/|title = How Amit Shah, Ajit Doval managed to stun everyone on Article 370 despite telltale signs|date = 24 August 2019}}</ref> | |||
On 26, Feb 2020, Ajit Doval walked the streets of riot-hit northeast Delhi to assess the situation and reassure the local residents.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 February 2020|title=Situation in riot hit north east Delhi under control|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/situation-in-riot-hit-northeast-delhi-under-control-nsa-ajit-doval-11582721526763.html | On 26, Feb 2020, Ajit Doval walked the streets of riot-hit northeast Delhi to assess the situation and reassure the local residents.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 February 2020|title=Situation in riot hit north east Delhi under control|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/situation-in-riot-hit-northeast-delhi-under-control-nsa-ajit-doval-11582721526763.html|access-date=21 January 2022|work=Livemint.com}}</ref> | ||
[[File:The Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh, the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba and the Vice Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa call on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi.jpg|alt=NSA Doval, along with Army, Navy, and Air Force Chief meeting PM Modi|thumb|235x235px|NSA Doval, along with Army, Navy, and Air Force Chief meeting PM [[Modi]]]] | [[File:The Chief of Army Staff, General Dalbir Singh, the Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba and the Vice Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa call on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi.jpg|alt=NSA Doval, along with Army, Navy, and Air Force Chief meeting PM Modi|thumb|235x235px|NSA Doval, along with Army, Navy, and Air Force Chief meeting PM [[Modi]]]] | ||
On 15 May 2020, the [[Tatmadaw|military forces of Myanmar]] handed over a group of 22 militant leaders, active in [[Assam]] and other [[Northeast India|northeast states]], to the Indian government. This was made possible through negotiations headed by Doval.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shukla|first=Manish|date=15 May 2020|editor-last=Bhandari|editor-first=Ankita|title=After NSA Ajit Doval's intervention, Myanmar hands over 22 northeast insurgents wanted in India|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/after-nsa-ajit-dovals-intervention-myanmar-hands-over-22-northeast-insurgents-wanted-in-india-2283828.html | On 15 May 2020, the [[Tatmadaw|military forces of Myanmar]] handed over a group of 22 militant leaders, active in [[Assam]] and other [[Northeast India|northeast states]], to the Indian government. This was made possible through negotiations headed by Doval.<ref>{{cite web|last=Shukla|first=Manish|date=15 May 2020|editor-last=Bhandari|editor-first=Ankita|title=After NSA Ajit Doval's intervention, Myanmar hands over 22 northeast insurgents wanted in India|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/after-nsa-ajit-dovals-intervention-myanmar-hands-over-22-northeast-insurgents-wanted-in-india-2283828.html|access-date=5 September 2021|publisher=Zee News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gupta|first=Shishir|date=15 May 2020|title=HT Exclusive: Nudged by Ajit Doval, Myanmar army hands over 22 northeast insurgents|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/ht-exclusive-myanmar-flushes-out-northeast-insurgents-hands-over-22-to-india/story-x3CcZ88zxPj54l6XtqTj6L.html|access-date=5 September 2021|website=Hindustan Times|publisher=}}</ref> | ||
On 15 September 2020, Doval walked out of a virtual [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|SCO]] meeting after Pakistan projected a fictitious map omitting parts of India.<ref>{{cite web|date=17 September 2020|title=NSA Ajit Doval walks out of virtual SCO meet after Pakistan projected 'fictitious' map|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/nsa-ajit-doval-walks-out-of-virtual-sco-meet-after-pakistan-projected-fictitious-map/videoshow/78138921.cms | On 15 September 2020, Doval walked out of a virtual [[Shanghai Cooperation Organisation|SCO]] meeting after Pakistan projected a fictitious map omitting parts of India.<ref>{{cite web|date=17 September 2020|title=NSA Ajit Doval walks out of virtual SCO meet after Pakistan projected 'fictitious' map|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/nsa-ajit-doval-walks-out-of-virtual-sco-meet-after-pakistan-projected-fictitious-map/videoshow/78138921.cms|access-date=5 September 2021|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> | ||
==Awards and recognitions== | ==Awards and recognitions== | ||
* Doval was the youngest police officer to receive the [[Police Medal (India)|Police Medal]] for meritorious service.<ref name="tel" /> He was given the award after six years in the police force.<ref name="tel" /> | * Doval was the youngest police officer to receive the [[Police Medal (India)|Police Medal]] for meritorious service.<ref name="tel" /> He was given the award after six years in the police force.<ref name="tel" />{{When|date=February 2023}} | ||
* Doval was later awarded the [[President's Police Medal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Profile of Ajit Doval|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/profile/ajit-doval/news|access-date=2022-01-31|website=India TV News|language=en}}</ref> | * Doval was later awarded the [[President's Police Medal]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Profile of Ajit Doval|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/profile/ajit-doval/news|access-date=2022-01-31|website=India TV News|language=en}}</ref>{{When|date=February 2023}} | ||
* In 1988, Doval was granted one of the highest gallantry awards, the [[Kirti Chakra]], becoming the first police officer to receive a medal previously given only as a military honour.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-11 |title=1st IPS Officer to Win Kirti Chakra Just Became India's Most Powerful Bureaucrat! |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/161862/ajit-doval-ips-spg-intelligence-news/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Better India |language=en}}</ref> | * In 1988, Doval was granted one of the highest gallantry awards, the [[Kirti Chakra]], becoming the first police officer to receive a medal previously given only as a military honour.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-11 |title=1st IPS Officer to Win Kirti Chakra Just Became India's Most Powerful Bureaucrat! |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/161862/ajit-doval-ips-spg-intelligence-news/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The Better India |language=en}}</ref> | ||
== In media == | |||
* Doval appeared on [[Epic TV|Epic TV's]] show ''[[Adrishya]],'' in which his success against [[Khalistani terrorism|Khalistani terrorists]] during ''[[Operation Black Thunder]]'' was featured.<ref name=":5">{{Citation |title=Adrishya - Ajit Doval {{!}} Full Episode {{!}} Indian Spy Master {{!}} Operation Black Thunder {{!}} EPIC |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1UN3UYzuaw |language=en |access-date=2023-01-24}}</ref> | |||
* In film ''[[Uri: The Surgical Strike]]'' (2019) his cinematic character was played by [[Paresh Rawal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paresh Rawal gets into the skin of NSA Ajit Doval for 'Uri'. |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/photo-features/movies-to-look-forward-to/paresh-rawal-gets-in-the-skin-of-nsa-ajit-doval-for-uri/photostory/64519078.cms&ved=2ahUKEwjA0OCqkuD8AhWf7jgGHY13DEwQFnoECBAQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1LSyUOfMpj_339HVVQDk8e |website=Times of india}}</ref> | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Ravindra Kaushik]] - spy of India. | |||
* [[Bahirji Naik]] - spy of [[Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]] | |||
* [[Operation Wrath of God]] - covert operation of Israel's spy agency [[Mossad]] to revange [[Munich massacre]] against [[Palestinian territories|Palestine]] terrorists. {{Portal bar|India|Military|}} | |||
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